To release toys after the release of the cartoon or comic book has become a good American tradition 100 years ago. Their desire to perpetuate in the memory of the heroes of the movie they like is simply amazing. Residents of the New World collect figures, and after many years they sell them for fabulous money. In Russia, they did not adhere to this tradition, at least until recently.
Western marketing policy appealed to the kids of our country
In the Soviet Union, children had the same toys, and they looked completely unlike cartoon characters. The only one who at least corresponded to the character of a fairy tale or animation was a teddy bear, often flickering on the screens of the country. Perhaps this is due to the fact that almost all bears are the same? More recently, our country has followed the marketing policies of the West and has also begun to produce a lot of thematic products related to new products for children on the wide screen. Here are coloring books, posters, and plush toys, as well as various figures and even costumes of heroes. Today we would like to talk about octonaphts - toys that appeared on the shelves of children's stores after the release of the eponymous cartoon.
The story of friends living in a bewitching and mysterious underwater world
Actually, the animated film for kids “Octonauts” itself tells about the adventures of a team of learned animals living in their underwater base called “Octopods”. Day after day they study the depths of the sea and their inhabitants, save the inhabitants of the sea, have fun, socialize and help each other. Not a single day passes without travel and adventure, on which the team sets off on a unique submarine transport. The motto of the fearless treasure hunters is “To study, save, protect!” In their arsenal are a huge number of devices that help in unraveling the secrets of the underwater world. Some things in the Octonauts cartoon are fictions or fantasies that arise in the imagination of the producer and animator, but most locations and exotic creatures are real sea animals in their natural habitat. A bright hand-drawn film will not only entertain the child, but will introduce him to the underwater inhabitants. The protagonists of the picture, which served as prototypes of toys, are the octonaphts Barnacles, Quasi, Deshi, Inkling, Schellington, Tweak and Peiso. But besides them, there are various kits, equipment and tools for sale.
Individual figures and whole game sets
To date, there are a lot of thematic "entertainments" related to the cartoon on the shelves of children's stores. The most interesting game set from the entire series of toy-octonaphts can be called a box called "Captain and his submarine." In addition to the boat itself and the captain, the set also contains miniature figures of various fish, special rescue equipment and devices for researching the water depths. The boat in the set is truly unique. She is able to move both in water and on land (just like in the film). Okontafts are diverse toys: they can be safely given to a child in the bathroom, as well as allowed to use them outside.
The underwater submarine is equipped with a special button that works when pressed, releasing a stream of water. By the way, the boat looks intimidating, like a huge orange shark. The main task performed is the capture of predatory fish using fishing gear.
Powerful volcano
Another game pack is Quasi and Rescue from the Volcano. Its configuration consists of a cat, fish, underwater sponge and an active deep-sea volcano. It is worth noting that all the octonaphtha toys (bases, submarines, volcanoes) are designed for playing in water, so this set was no exception. When its main element is immersed in water and when a special button located at the foot of the volcano is pressed, a “red-hot magma” splashes out of its vent. By the way, all the collection figures presented in stores are equipped with rotating parts of the body: head, arms, legs.
Underwater base "Octopod", which can be found in the "Children's World"
Toys-octonaphts from the series of the underwater base - this is the largest set, which is an observation deck with cabins, water slides, an alarm sound button warning of danger, there is also a penguin figure. The plastic of the entire series of toys is quite strong, and this is an important factor when choosing products for children of the 3+ age category.